Is Nilda a boy or girl name?

Nilda is a girl’s name. Of the 3,244 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Nilda

Recorded 1911–2016 · United States

Nilda was most popular in 1957, when 118 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,608 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,244 people named Nilda.

Nilda over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nilda’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nilda a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nilda is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,244 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nilda

Where Nilda is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org